After Recklessly Courting Death, I Caught the Attention of a Yandere - Chapter 21

Xiao Yueqing had long grown accustomed to such things and naturally wouldn’t feel there was anything inappropriate about it.

On the contrary, Yun Dan’s behavior seemed far too fake in his eyes.

He gripped Yun Dan’s chin firmly, forcing her to lift her head and meet his gaze.

“I’ve told you before, I have a bad temper. You’d better not provoke me. I really dislike women, especially crying, whimpering women. If you annoy me and make me irritated, I don’t mind taking you to the torture chamber again.”

“And don’t think that just because you agreed to be my spy, I wouldn’t dare do anything to you. You’re not that important a person. You’re just a spy—if I wanted to replace you, it would be effortless. You’d better behave yourself and at least give me a reason why I must keep you.”

Yun Dan knew that Xiao Yueqing wasn’t joking with her, and he wasn’t asking for her opinion either—he was simply giving her a notification.

He was saying that if she annoyed him again or crossed his bottom line, he could easily replace her.

Of course, this “replacement” didn’t mean letting her get lost—it meant killing her directly.

She was indeed a chess piece.

But not an irreplaceable one.

If he had the mind to search again, there were plenty of people more suitable than her.

Yun Dan knew that her little life was barely being preserved with great difficulty, and the slightest carelessness could ruin everything.

Therefore, facing Xiao Yueqing’s ruthlessness, she didn’t dare show any expression of fear. Instead, she forced herself to remain calm and nodded, “I… I understand.”

Xiao Yueqing didn’t know what came over him, but seeing the teardrops falling from the corners of Yun Dan’s eyes, he was inexplicably possessed to wipe them away for her.

However, this caused Yun Dan’s cheek to turn red.

His hands, calloused from years of sword practice, had only meant to wipe away tears, but ended up making her face red instead.

“My face hurts a bit. Don’t touch me anymore. Can’t I wipe my own tears, you big demon lord?”

As she spoke, she wiped her tears with both hands.

Honestly, she really felt wronged.

She had arrived here inexplicably, encountered this damn pervert in complete confusion, been threatened by him into taking poison, and didn’t even know how much longer she could live.

Right now, her head was still hanging by a thread. Sometimes Yun Dan thought she might as well die on the spot.

Xiao Yueqing usually had little contact with women, so how would he know that girls could be so delicate? He felt he hadn’t used much force—how did her face turn red like that?

Xiao Yueqing’s expression became somewhat awkward, but he didn’t want to lose face in front of Yun Dan.

So he casually replied, “How delicate. I was being kind by wiping your tears, and now I’m the bad guy. Women are really troublesome. Fortunately, I don’t have many women around me. If they were all like you, I’d probably get a headache every day.”

Although the words didn’t sound pleasant, his tone was acceptable, and Yun Dan naturally heard it.

Her mouth was still filled with the metallic taste of blood.

Fortunately, she no longer felt the urge to vomit like before.

Perhaps… she had already gotten used to it?

After being frightened by Xiao Yueqing like that, Yun Dan felt somewhat sleepy.

But this big demon lord was still sitting by her bed—she couldn’t sleep like this.

Yun Dan was really afraid that the moment she closed her eyes, the big demon lord would want to kill her.

After thinking about it, she still forced herself to fight off sleepiness, planning to have a staring contest with Xiao Yueqing to see who could outlast whom.

Hehe, back in the day, she was the all-night champion in her dormitory. You’re still too young to compete with me in staying up late.

Under the candlelight, the lower half of Xiao Yueqing’s face that was visible seemed particularly exquisite.

Just like the BJD doll that Yun Dan had always wanted to buy in real life.

She couldn’t help but remember Xiao Yueqing’s previous proposal.

He said that as long as she could complete the mission, he would show her his entire face.

Did that still count?

Being able to see only half felt somewhat tantalizing.

She really wanted to see what he actually looked like.

Although he was perverted and brutal, if he was handsome, well, values could follow facial features—that wouldn’t be impossible.

Thinking of this, Yun Dan wanted to slap herself.

How pathetic—being enchanted by just a face was really too inappropriate.

Xiao Yueqing happened to turn his head at that moment, and their gazes met directly.

Even through the mask, Yun Dan felt she could see stars and vast oceans in Xiao Yueqing’s eyes.

A question arose naturally.

Why would a big demon lord have such clear eyes?

This shouldn’t be the kind of gaze a big villain would have.

Could there really be some hidden story behind this?

“What are you looking at?”

Yun Dan blurted out unconsciously, “Looking at how good-looking you are.”

A soft laugh sounded beside her ear.

“Heh, then look more. I’m waiting for the day I can show you my true face. But the prerequisite is that you must complete my mission. As long as you can help me find the treasure map, even if you want the stars in the sky, I can pluck them down for you.”

Yun Dan wanted to say: If I really wanted the moon, would you be able to fish it out of the sea for me?

But after thinking about it, she decided against it.

Such distant matters—why should she worry about them now?

Yun Dan yawned, feeling like she couldn’t hold out much longer.

She was clearly the all-night champion, yet this Xiao Yueqing was equally good at staying up.

No, no, she admitted defeat.

But fortunately, she still remembered there was a Xiao Yueqing in the room, so she asked, “Master, aren’t you going back to sleep?”

Xiao Yueqing shook his head, “I’ll watch over you. You sleep.”

Yun Dan felt a warmth in her heart, thinking: Not bad at all—he’s actually being so good to me.

However, before Yun Dan’s gratitude could last three minutes, Xiao Yueqing instantly poured cold water on her.

“Although I’m immune to all poisons, my blood is the same. But I haven’t tested this poison on anyone else yet. I’m just curious whether you’ll have any other reactions. If you really have a toxic episode, I’ll be here to save you. After all, you’re right—finding another disciple as cute as you would be quite difficult.”

Great, so she was just a lab rat.

Yun Dan was so angry her teeth itched, wishing she could bite off a chunk of Xiao Yueqing’s flesh right then and there.

“You… you’re saying that the poison you gave me is your latest research, and there’s no antidote yet? So that’s why you had me drink your blood—to temporarily suppress the toxicity?”

Who knew Xiao Yueqing would admit it without hesitation.

“That’s right. Those past poisons all had antidotes. For me, having antidotes made them overused and not very interesting. This poison is my latest creation, and its toxicity is much stronger than before. You’re really lucky—you got to eat the first-hand poison as soon as you arrived.”

Seeing Yun Dan’s entire face fall, Xiao Yueqing was rarely kind enough to comfort her. “But little Yun Duo, don’t be afraid. I’ve played with more poisons than you’ve eaten meals. Creating an antidote just takes time. Don’t worry, your master won’t let you die—at least not now.”